Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-06
MANCHESTER NEWS
RECORD or A DAYS HAPPENINGS IN
OUR SISTER CITY.
Fined for Beating q woman-The Bath
ing club-PersonaI and
other Items.

A colored man, a resident OF the f'rsi
Ward, was before the MAYORS Court-Jus-
ilce Perdue presidIng-yesterdly to answer
the charge Of beating a colored woman
named Green. From the evidence 1t AZ
psared that the woman went TO the house
Of The accused to see him about having
q 0hippsd one OF her children. They
engaged ip quarrel and he fell
aboard of her aod beat her qui'e badly.
she Threatened 10 get out a warrant Tor BIS
arfest, TO which he res bonded, "D-n the
warrant aud the law, too" and continued
10 beat her until be was satisfied with the
punislment he had inflicted. Justice Per-
que imposed a fire Of IS aud costs, which In
The aggregate amounted 10 over S1l. Ue
settled up promptly. his experience was
not ydy cheap.
UUSTIN0S COURT.
The next term Of this court begins on
Mondiy the 18th instant. There are no
criminal cases to be- tried at this term. and
the only civil one 10 which there Is much
intered is the suit OF Tucker against the
city for ss,OC0 damages.
With the circumstances attending this
case the readers OF the Dispatch are
familiar. Anderson Tucker. while walk
ing out Fourteenth street a dark night, Tell
over the cmbankment into Blant0n &
,Joues's brickyard aud received injuries
from which II IL alleged that he died
Hence bis son and administrator sues.
II is Claimed that the city is liable for al.
lowing these gentlemen, without being 10
t,rferod With, to eXcivate so near the
street.. Mr. ID. l.. POlliam is counsel for
the plaintiff and Mr.. G.. Y. Meredith, CITY
Aitornr Of Richmond, wilt assist City
Attorney Clopton in The defence.
There will se a grand jury at this term,
as it IS the semi annual enc. II grand iuries
are bad at other than the July and JsnuIry
sittirgs they ore special ones.
TIE NOIsgLEss DUMMY.
At it, last meeting the City Council re-
fcfred bgck 10 the Committee on Streets
the retItion Of the Midlothian, Manchester
ard Richmond Railway and Mining Com.
pany asking Of the city certain privileges
heretofore deiinea in the DiSpdtch. which
mad formerly been considered by The com.
mitlec and reported flvorably. This was
done that those who are opposed to the
scheme may appear before the committee
" ben II is considered.
The committee has not held a meeting
since then, but will some time this week.
Ii is probable, however, that the subject
will not he again considered until some
northern gentlemen interested in the
scheme Gene down here.
Hon. John l.. Taylor, who Is interested
IN the enterprise, has in his possession
photograph Of the noiseless dummy car
uroposCd to be used on the passenger line.
I, 80. az IN hpfl0r all no in thn tpnnf
Il the car, and that the cars will be made
Ike The present horse-car, only larger.
Passengers will erter IN one end, as they
do IN the holse-cars, and the engineer will
have On apqrimort separate and distinct
from the place where the passengers slt.
The machinery to tuln the wheels i, placed
under the platform in rear OF the car.
The boil r and machinery are almost com
plciely hid from view, and the engine IS 50
nxed that lut little smoke is made. BY
uslrg hard coal it is said that scarcely any
smoke can he seen.
sUNDAY.SCHOOL P1C.NTcs.
Summer. the season OF Sunday,sch0ol
yic.nics. Is at hand, aud the scholars look
with eager expectancy TO The time for hay-
ing them to arrive. The Presbyterians
viii have theirs of West Point on the
25tb, and The Bainbridge.St school
will 90 TO the same place on Tues
day next the 18th. The officers and
teachers OF the Central Metbndifft snliai 1l,.o,
ILL meet toriEuJ 10 hcclue Mhch
ana Nnsfe tn6y will 90. There Is astrong
sentiment in favor Of West Point, which
seems 10 be popular place with the Man
chester schools. Several OF them went there
loStyCar. The Wcst-End Methodist, ClOp.
L. IL 4
ltpiscOJ all schools have aS Vt tsken no ac-
lion in this matter, but all OF them will do
30 in the next few weeks.
The Iiitb-Street Methodist school took
Fix large WAGONS and went TO the shady
grove at Bmnch's church, about five miles
from Manchester, on the Bl0ad-Rock
road, and there spent very pleasant dag
until interrupted by the rain IN the ai.er
noon.
THE BATHING CLUB.
The bathing club organized last summer
has rCOIganized, and IFS members went
bathing !Or the hrst time this season yes.
teTdsy afternoon. The club has dressing.
house os the banks Of tue. river not faI
above lhyo's bridge, and in the water the
young folks enjoy swimming. The bath.
ng. boust, 10 be conducted by Messr'!E T..
q. Ange q Brother, has not yet been COM
pletCd.
THE PETERSBURG TRAINS.
The statement published IN yesterdays
DiSpdtchTeatiYe to the running OF the Pc
tersbnrg trains was incorrect and calcu-
lated TO 10 the company injustice. There
are two accommodation trains on this road
daily exsept sunday, leaving Richmond at
G:22 nd1O A. NJ. and returning, arriving
at Richmond at 1888 aud S:19 p. NJ.
DRIxFs AND PERSONALS.
A pleasant meeting Of the Manchester
Dramatic and Glec Club was held at the
residenc. OF Mr.. T. +. Owens, on Twelfth
street, lst night.
Mr.. William Gillian, OF POwbatan. IS in
the city ,tbe guest OF Dir. Augustine Royal.
Mr.. IaIyey Archer Is spending his va
cation il Amelis.
Mr. :. X. Pr6ttyman, Of this city, is
yisitingfricnds ia Alexandria.
Cutting ARRAY.
YCst9day about noen a difficulty oc-
currcd between joseph Courtney aud Nike